Stop automating your smart home, it's making things worse
…These automations don’t need to be flashy to be valuable. Fast alerts and clear notifications can prevent damage and buy you time to react. Locks, alarms, and bedtime routines : End-of…
Search
Filtered by topic: Home Assistant Clear ✕
All sources
xda-developers.com
23
androidauthority.com
3
theverge.com
1
notebookcheck.net
1
neowin.net
1
cnet.com
1
macrumors.com
1
I connected my dumb appliances to Home Assistant, and it felt like upgrading my whole house
…Next, it's time to write the broadcast automation. Construct a clean local automation rule. For example, when the appliance state changes from running to finished, trigger an actionable push notification on…
I built a Home Assistant automation that saves power daily, and nobody in my family even knows it exists
…Over time, I pulled back and kept only those automations that felt genuinely useful without making any visually noticeable impact. That helped me avoid flashy but unwanted dashboards and notifications. Among those…
Google Home and Alexa can't do what I built in Home Assistant, and that's the whole point
…There are even community-created automation blueprints on the Home Assistant Community Store. That’s pretty much how I was able to get automated Frigate notifications working with my smart home hub…
ESPHome turned my junk drawer into a smart home
…notification if someone enters your room while you're on a video call. There are so many great uses for a room occupancy sensor that allow for countless forms of home automation…
I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house
…automation that alerts me when the washing machine is done. Guess what? It's not because the washing machine is smart; a smart plug tracks its power draw and sends that notification…
I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing
…you can use the entities imported from TrueNAS to design automation chains. No, I’m not just talking about the notification workflows where you’ll get pinged on the Home Assistant companion…
I monitor my PC with Home Assistant, and it's a bigger deal than I realized
…If something unusual is happening in the background, I get notified instantly. Earlier, I would only notice after things slowed down. These small automations added convenience to my daily routine without me…
My entire smart home runs on a single Docker container now, and I'm never going back
…By migrating my entire ecosystem into a single Docker container, I didn’t just strip away the hardware clutter; I unlocked a level of automation and privacy that out-of-the-box…
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
…Heck, it’s the sole reason I was able to monitor my Elegoo 3D printer’s operations, modify certain print settings, and create automated notifications involving my model-making machine. In fact…